Nature Communications (May 2017)

Atomic-scale age resolution of planetary events

  • L. F. White,
  • J. R. Darling,
  • D. E. Moser,
  • D. A. Reinhard,
  • T. J. Prosa,
  • D. Bullen,
  • D. Olson,
  • D. J. Larson,
  • D. Lawrence,
  • I. Martin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15597
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Constraining the timing of crustal processes and impact events remains challenging. Here, the authors show that atom probe tomography can produce highly accurate U-Pb isotopic age constraints in baddeleyite crystals, which is a common phase in terrestrial, Martian, Lunar and asteroidal materials.